Shapiro argues that splitting Texas, and California, in two will be one effective way of solving the disproportionate influence of the two biggest states in the electoral college to facilitate a more proportional state-wide representation. See also Partition and secession in California References External links Snopes.com entry on the history of the proposal "Messing with Texas," a post on the FiveThirtyEight blog on the political implications of a hypothetical modern-day division of Texas "Not to rain on the parade, since it is a fun mapping/naming exercise, but any state can partition itself the way Texas can..." History of Texas Politics of Texas Texas Republic of Texas